Xie Yunci's lips curled slightly. This scene showed that Prince Jingnan was still very popular.
"Now that Princess Saihan and Miss Bai Er both have their eyes on Prince Jingnan, it would be inappropriate for me to arrange a marriage for either of them. Why don't you two go ask Prince Jingnan?"
He is unwilling to be the bad guy, so let you do it for him.
Bai Shuran walked to Princess Saihan and looked at her with disdain, then they both looked at Pei Yu at the same time.
Xie Yunci: "Pei Aiqing, I know your mind is not on this, but you are not young anymore, it's time to start a family and build a career."
"Now Princess Saihan and Miss Bai Er have taken a fancy to you. If you like them, I will grant you marriage."
Pei Yu put down his teacup, stood up and bowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern."
He looked at the two women standing in the center of the hall and said, "Thank you both for your kindness."
Then he looked at Xie Yunci who was sitting at the top of the table and said, "Your Majesty, Pei Yu already has someone he loves, so he cannot agree to the two girls' marriage."
"What!"
Bai Shuran's image as a daughter was almost shattered, but she finally remembered that there were many people here and quickly straightened her expression. However, she was still seen by many people.
The imperial concubine at the top of the table curled her lips slightly, she was surprised that her sister was so picky and had taken a fancy to Prince Jingnan. However, she was afraid that she would be disappointed!
Picking up a glass of fine wine on the table, she said, "Your Majesty, I offer you a toast."
How could Xie Yunci not drink when the Imperial Concubine offered a toast? He picked up a glass of wine and said, "The Imperial Concubine seems to be in high spirits tonight."
"The Emperor has noticed it. Seeing a happy event can indeed make this concubine happy for a long time."
Bai Shuran quickly calmed down and looked at Pei Yu, "Prince, you don't want to get married, so you say this to reject me?"
Princess Saihan had been asking about Pei Yu for several days, but had never heard anyone mention that he had a loved one.
"Yes, Your Majesty, there is no need to do this."
She looked at the emperor and asked, "If I don't go, will your words count?"
Being questioned, Xie Yunci was not very happy. "Princess Saihan, my words are of course binding. However, if Prince Jingnan doesn't want to, I can't force him. Otherwise, what will happen if we become a couple with grudges in the future?"
This was said very politely. Xie Yunci suddenly found that his temper had improved a lot after he got the imperial concubine.
In the past, he would point at Saihan's nose and ask, "You are a princess of a foreign race, how can you dream of marrying Prince Jingnan?"
Pei Yu walked to the center of the hall and stood still. "Your Majesty, I already have a fiancée, and today I have something I would like to ask for your approval."
"Oh, really? When did it happen?"
Xie Yunci said that he didn't know when this happened.
Pei Yu knelt on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, I have known my fiancée for several years and have already been engaged. I still feel that I have wronged her, so I ask Your Majesty to grant us a marriage."
Listening to his words, Bai Shuran felt heartbroken. Suddenly, he remembered the woman he had just seen. Could it be her?
"Well, Prince Jingnan is a meritorious official of Northern Yan, and he just quelled the war in the north. Now that the marriage has been settled, I am very happy for you."
"The girl is in the hall. My dear, please let her out and I will grant you a marriage."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Pei Yu turned and walked towards where Chen Li was, step by step, steadily and quickly.
Bai Shuran stared at the scene blankly, his eyes red and filled with tears.
With a plop, she turned around and knelt in the hall. "Brother-in-law, sister, I really like the prince. I hope the emperor and the imperial concubine will agree to it."
Seeing her kneeling on the ground stubbornly, Xie Yunci let out a long sigh.
"Where is Bai Aiqing?"
"Your Majesty, I am here."
Father Bai's face turned ashen. He quickly walked out and knelt on the ground to apologize.
"Your Majesty, I have failed to teach my daughter well. Please forgive me."
Xie Yunci waved his hand and said, "Today is a big day. Miss Bai Er is still young and inevitably a little ignorant. I will take you back and teach you a lesson."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Father Bai was staring at the cold tiles on the ground, his heart was filled with despair. With the emperor's words, his daughter was doomed.
Fortunately, I still have a daughter, but she is still not close to them. It seems that I have to ask my wife to visit the palace more often in the future to cultivate a relationship with the imperial concubine.
Fortunately, at this time, most of the people in the hall were following Pei Yu. Father Bai quickly dragged Bai Shuran away. Only Princess Saihan Saihan was still standing in the center of the hall. The other two princesses had already left.
Chen Li saw him walking towards her step by step with a firm step and a faint smile on his face, which was completely different from his cold look just now. The corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.
At first, these people thought Pei Yu was looking for an excuse to refuse, but only after seeing his expression did they believe what he said.
"Ali."
Pei Yu called softly, extending his hand in front of her, his eyes looking at Chen Li tenderly.
Chen Li put her hand in his, slowly stood up, and followed him forward.
"Ali, are you scared?"
Shen Li shook her head and whispered, "Don't be afraid."
"Your humble servant, Chen Li, pays homage to His Majesty. Long live the Emperor."
"Miss Shen, please stand up."
The ministers in the hall looked at each other. They had just heard the woman call herself a "commoner girl". The reason they looked at each other like that was because they couldn't believe it.
Even the ministers were like this, not to mention the ladies and young ladies from wealthy families, who were also very shocked.
"Prince Jingnan said that Miss Shen is his fiancée. Is this true?"
Chen Li: "Your Majesty, it is true. We have already made an engagement and have a marriage certificate."
"In that case, my granting you a marriage will make it even more perfect."
"Your Majesty the Emperor!"
Saihan was a little anxious. She could understand some of what was said and naturally knew that the woman was not of high status. She was afraid that Xie Yunci would say that he would grant them a marriage, so she interrupted him in a hurry.
Xie Yunci felt a little unhappy when he was interrupted, but when he thought that it was a foreign princess, he suppressed his anger.
"What's the matter, Princess Saihan?"
Saihan: "Your Majesty, I still like Prince Jingnan very much. I hope you can help me. For this reason, Tubo is willing to increase the tribute by 20% for the next three years."
He didn't know whether Xie Yunci was moved by these words, but many of the ministers below were already moved.
Xie Yunci raised his eyebrows slightly. It seemed that Tubo really liked Pei Yu, but he would not agree.
Pei Yu is the god of war of Beiyan. His wife cannot be a woman of a foreign race. Not only he, but also Pei Yu himself is very clear about this.
"Princess Saihan, if Prince Jingnan didn't have a fiancée, I could have arranged a marriage for you. But as you can see, Prince Jingnan is already married."
"I just said that I won't do anything to separate a couple. There are many good men in NATO. You can choose from them."
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